Improvement in iron rtjnning-g-ear



A. BALL.

Running Gear for Wagon. v 7 No. 105,411. Patented July 19, 1870 lToall ioho m Mindy mam-t1;

. Be it known thatLI, ALBERT BALL, of Canton, Stark county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin IronWVagons, and that the fdllowing-is a full, clear, and exact' specification there- '0.':" a w Nature and Objects of my Invention.

My inveutiourelates to the particular construction and combination. of material forming the running part of awagon, by which thewholeof such running part cam be cheaply and economically constructed of wrought iron, by which great strength is combined with moderate weight; and g r The first part of my invention relates to the combination of a wrought-iron axle-tree composed of a straight axlebar, having an arch-plate arranged above it, and abutting against the spindle shoulders, with a circularwrought-iron hound'secured by clampingbolts between the two axle+trce pieces, and provided with a pivot tongue-bolt and tie-rods to the spindle shoulders at :its open front end, said axle-tree pieces beingclamped together by'the king-bolt ,at the center, and said hou'nd being curved likea hoop, so as to bring the edges of the houndagainst the axle-tree pieces, thus giving the axle-tree great capacity'to resisttmnsverse, lateral" or torsional strain, and affordin g a constructionwhich is easily worked in iron.

The second part of my invention relates to the combination ofa tension-plate with the axleetree, and with an elongated kingebolasaid tension-plate being arranged under the axle in the end axle-clip, and said king-bolt being passedthrough-the axleand tensionplate, and having jam-nuts arranged on it, to bear on the undersides of the axle and arch-piece, and the uppera sidc ot the tension-plate, by which the trans verse-capacity of the axle is materially increased, with a very small addition-to its weight, and the load is transierred directly .to the1 spindle-shoulders, without danger ofyvspringing the axle, in case of the wheel strikingany obstacle. a i v d a The third part of my invention relates to the combination of a painof ofisetted tongue-straps, with the tongue and the circular hound, theseveral parts being constructed as is hereinafter shown, and being united by the pivot tongue-bolt, which passes through all of said parts, the object being to lessen the liability of breaking the pole, or of bending the circular hound, as well as'to obtainj a simple means of preventing the pole from hanging on thehorses necks.

The fourth part of my invention relates tothe conwrought-iron plates, placed edgewise, and secured to iron blocksjat theirends, and having the upturned ends of d the bolster-plate clampedbetween them near struction of the'front or swinging bolster of'two frA iB Em "B A or o A NT 0 N, 0 10."

' was Patent No. 1c5,411,aamz July 19,1870,

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the cente'r,hy which I obtain a very simple and strong form of wrought-iron bolster. a The fifth part of my invention relates tothe coinbination of a rear wagon axle-tree, composed art a straight axle-bar and an arch-platc, a pair of wroughtiron hound-pieces, placed edgewise, and clamped between ..the axle pieces, ,a pair of tie-rods extending from the front ends of the hound-pieces to the spindle shoulders, a wrought-iron reach of a -section, and a reach-collar, secured on the axle, and'having the rear end of the reach arranged therein, the whole forming an economical and stifl' construction ofwroughtiron for the rear end of therunning part.

, The sixth part of niy'invention relates to the 0011- struction of a wrought-iron rear. bolster, which is formed of plate-iron, which lies flat on the arch piece of the axle at the center, and has edge flanges at its ends, which fit down onto a portion of the archplate,so that, when the bolster is bolted to the archplate,'it forms a very light and still construction, which can be made at a moderate cost. I The seventh part of my invention relates to an in'1- proved constructionvof wagon-wheel. Said wheel being constructed with an iron hub, into which are screwed iron spokes, on which are. screwed iron felly-pieces, (one to each spoke,)'which are made with concave ends and convex ends alternately, and which are en-' compassed with an ordinary tire, with or without-an elastic seat, by which I obtain a wagon-wheel made wholly of iron, and of a moderate cost, and which can be readily taken to pieces and repaired whenever any portion becomes bent or broken.

Description of Accompanying Drawing,

General Description.

B is the front-axle-b'ar, at the ends'ofv which are welded the wheel-spindles t t, the collars of which are made square on the rear, seats to form shoulders for the ends of the arch piece Ato abut against,

Thisarch-piece is conveniently made of channeliron, which is of a n-shaped section, and it is curved into the general form shown, so that its central part forms a seat for the bolster-plate P.

. The clips, L L, are placed around theends of the arch-piece A andjthe axle-bar B, and are. secured by ,nuts under a cross-piece placed under theaxle.

-T he hound G is made of wrought iron, bent into a hoop form, and having its ends, H H, laid out straight to receive the tongue between them.

This hound is placed between the axle pieces A B,

as shown in fig. l,where it is secured by clampingbolts a a, which pass through said pieces, and through sockets or thickening pieces welded onto the hound O.

The tension-plate D has the lips KK turned down, at its ends, and is secured under the cross-pieces of the axle-clips L L, and the king-bolt F extends through the axle-pieces A B and tension-plate D, and is provided with the nuts m m n, arranged as shown in ends, and the pivot bolt J passes through said houndends, tongue-straps, and tongue, so that, by drawing up the nut on said bolt, the hound-ends may be made to hold the tongue-straps suificiently close to support the forward end of the tongue, and prevent it from hearing on the horses neck.

The bolster P M M consists of the bolster-plate I,

which has the arms Q Q, upturned at its ends, and of the side plates M M, which are set up edgewise on the lower part of the plate I, which is made wider than theends Q Q for this purpose.

The ends of the side platesM M are riveted or othcrwise secured to the iron blocks N N, in which are secured the side brackets O O, and the centers of these plates areclainped by the bolts b'b against the arms Q Qof the bolster-plate P.

The rear axle, \V X, consists of the axle-bar W, having the wheel spindles at its ends and oi the archpiece X, the two pieces being united in the man'uer described in the front axle.

The hound-pieces U U are of wrought-iron, and are placed edgewise between the axle-pieces X, where they are secured by clamping-bolts d d, which pass through the-axle pieces .and the swelled rear .ends of the hound-pieces.

The reach-collarYis. bolted to the axle-bar \V, and through it passes the reach T, which is made of rolled iron, of .a -section, and to which the rear hound-pieces U U'are secured by a' bolt, 12, as shown in fig. 1.

The front end of the reach T extends over the circular hound 'C, and has the plate It secured-on it, which rests under the arch-piece A, and the plate S is riveted to the under side of :the reach T, and extends unde *ehound O to the upper side of the axle-bar B, and the king bolt F passes through both these plates,"thus effecting asolid connection between the frontand rear parts of the wagon.

The side braces E E extend from the circular hound ends H H, where they are secured by the pivotbolt J to the axle-clips L L, and the side braces V V extend from the hound-bolt p to the' axle-clips e 0, thus giving a solid lateral brace to each end of each axle.

The rear bolster z is made of plate-iron, and has thprflanges, w w, turned down-at its edges, as shown,

he central portion of this bolster lies flat'on the I central part of the arch-piece X, and the flanges w w fitonto a-portion of said arch-piece, and the bolster is secured in this position by the bolts 05 d, and,

if desired, by a bolt through the center of the bolster and arch piece. r The side brackets O O-are secured by bolts in their ends at the ends of the bolster z, and said brackets, as'well as the front brackets, can be conveniently made of malleable iron.

Bloeks' can be secured underthe ends of the bolster z to rest on theclips e e or arch-piece X, if found desirable for heavy loads.

' The wheels f g k consist of the iron hub f, into which are secured the iron spokes g g, which can be made either of solid round iron, or 'of iron gas-pipe.

The felly-pieces hare made of iron, one to each spoke, and are screwed on the spokes in a manner similar to that of screwing on a nut.

In order to allow of one felly piece, h turning past the adjacent pieces, h h, in screwing it onto the spoke g, I curve the ends, 1 and 2, of the piece 71 ,130 the are of a circle, having its center at the spoke g, and make the adjacent ends, 1 and 2, of the pieces h h of a corresponding concave form, from which it is seen that the piece It will readily turn past the pieces h h, until it is brought to a bearing on said pieces by screwing it down on the spoke.

To preserve the felly from the eflects of violent impact, caused by the wheel striking a stone or other obstacle, I place a layer of leather or rubber, i, around the felly h, and then shrink on the tire is, in an ordinary manner.

G laims.

Having thus fully described my invention- What I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the axle-bar B, arch-piece A, and circular hound D, provided with flat tongue ends H H, said hound being secured by clampingbolts (0 a between the axle-pieces A B, and the several parts being constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the axle A B, clips L L, tension-plate D with lips K, and elongated king-bolt F with jam-nuts m m n, the several parts being arranged as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the circular bound 0, with. flat ends H H, ofi setted tongue-straps l I, tongue G,

and pivotbo,lt J, said tongue-straps extending along the tongue above and below the hound-ends H H, and the several parts being constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified. 4. The front wagon-bolster herein described, the same consisting of the bolster-plate P, having the arms Q Q upturned at its ends, and the side plates M M, secured to the blocks N N, at their ends, and clamped to thearms Q Q by the bolts 1) b, the several parts being arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of the axle-bar W, arch piece X, hound-pieces U U, tie-rods V V, -iron reach '1, and reach collar Y, the several parts being constructed, arranged, and combined as and for the purpose specified.

The wrought-iron rear bolster 2, provided with the edge flanges u) w, and fitting on the arch piece X, to 4 which it is secured by two or more clamping-bolts, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. The felly piece h,provided with the convex ends 1 2, in combination with the felly pieces h it,

having their adjacent ends, land 2, made in a corresponding concave form, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

,8. The wheel herein described, the same consisting of the iron hub f, iron spokes g g, iron felly pieces h, (one-to each spoke,) leather or rubber tire-seat i, and tire is, the several parts being arranged and united in the manner and for the purpose specified.

As evidence of the foregoing,.witness myhand this 28th dayof June, A. D. 1870.

- .ALBER'I BALL.

Witnesses:

Q J OB ABBOTT, J. MCKENNEY. 

